Measurement and Correlation of the Solubility of Florfenicol in Four Binary Solvent Mixtures from <i>T</i> = (278.15 to 318.15) K

Abstract

Florfenicol is an excellent antibiotic and is widely used in animal bacterial diseases. However, its poor water solubility leads to various problems, such as poor absorption and bioavailability. The development of nanocrystals is one of the most useful methods for solubilizing florfenicol, which often requires solubility data of florfenicol in different mixed solvents. In this work, the solubility of florfenicol was determined by the gravimetric method in methanol + water, ethanol + water, 1-propanol + water, and isopropanol + water binary solvents at temperatures from 278.15 to 318.15 K. In these four mixed solvents, the solubility of florfenicol increased with the increase in temperature. The solubility of florfenicol in methanol + water mixed solvent increases with the decrease in water ratio, while the solubility of florfenicol in ethanol + water, 1-propanol + water, or isopropanol + water mixed solvents increased first and then decreased with the decrease in water ratio, indicating a cosolvency phenomenon. The modified Apelblat model, CNIBS/R-K model, Jouyban–Acree model, and NRTL model were used to correlate the solubility data of florfenicol in four binary solvents. RMSD values indicated that the calculated values are in good agreement with the experimental solubility data for all four models, among which the CNIBS/R-K model provides the best correlation.

Keywords

• florfenicol
• solubility
• binary solvent system
• cosolvency
• correlation model